An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
ambatch
ambatch
noun
(countable) A raft made from bundles of the stems of this plant.
A large shrub or small tree found in and around water in the African tropics, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, formerly used to make rafts due to its extremely lightweight wood.
ambolic
ambreic
ambrica
ambsace
ambsace
noun
(archaic) Bad luck, worthlessness.
(archaic) Two ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of aces.
amoebic
amoebic
adj
(biology, pathology) Relating to, or caused by an amoeba.
bachman
baculum
baculum
noun
A bone found in the penis of some mammals.
A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen.
balmunc
bambuco
bambuco
noun
(music) A traditional music genre from Colombia, formed in the 19th and 20th centuries as a blend of Basque folk music and the European waltz.
bascomb
bathmic
bathmic
adj
Relating to bathmism.
beacham
becalms
becalms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becalm
becharm
becharm
verb
(transitive, archaic) To charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell.
beckman
becomma
becramp
beecham
bigamic
bombace
bombace
noun
(obsolete) cotton; padding
brahmic
brahmic
Adjective
Related or belonging to a certain family of abugidas used to write many languages of South and Southeast Asia, descended from the
brecham
buchman
buckman
buckram
buckram
noun
A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
verb
(transitive) To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
bummack
cabimas
cabomba
cacimbo
cadamba
calomba
calombo
calumba
calumba
noun
(medicine, archaic) A bitter root of a plant (Jateorhiza palmata), indigenous to Mozambique, and used as a tonic and antiseptic.
camball
cambalo
cambaye
cambers
cambers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camber
cambeva
cambial
cambial
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to a cambium.
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to commercial exchange.
cambion
cambion
noun
(mythology) The offspring of either an incubus and a female human or a succubus and a male human.
cambism
cambism
noun
(rare) The business of currency exchange.
cambist
cambist
noun
A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.
cambium
cambium
noun
(anatomy) Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
(botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
(obsolete) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.
camblet
camboge
camboge
noun
Alternative form of gamboge.
cambrai
cambrel
cambrel
noun
Obsolete form of gambrel.
cambria
cambria
Proper noun
Wales.
cambric
cambric
noun
A finely-woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.
cambuca
cambuca
noun
(historical) A 12th-century English game somewhat similar to golf in that it was played with a wooden ball similar to a golf ball.
(historical) A curved stick used to strike the ball in the game of pall mall.
(obsolete) A pastoral staff.
caramba
caramba
intj
(non-vulgar) Exclamation of surprise or dismay.; golly!
cembali
cembalo
cembalo
noun
(music) A harpsichord.
chamber
chamber
noun
(UK) A single law office in a building housing several.
(biology) An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.
(dated, usually in the plural) Rooms in a lodging house.
(figuratively) The legislature or division of the legislature itself.
(firearms) One of the bullet-holding compartments in the cylinder of a revolver.
(firearms) The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.
(historical) A short piece of ordnance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for celebrations and theatrical cannonades.
(obsolete) Ellipsis of chamber pot: a container used for urination and defecation in one's chambers.
A bedroom.
Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
One of the two atria or two ventricles of the heart.
The private office of a judge.
The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.
The room used for deliberation by a legislature.
verb
(martial arts) To prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.
(obsolete) To be lascivious.
To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
To enclose in a room.
To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
chambre
chambre
noun
Obsolete spelling of chamber
chambry
chambul
cimabue
cimbura
clamber
clamber
noun
The act of clambering; a difficult or haphazard climb.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
clubman
clubman
noun
(dated) A man who attends a social club.
A warrior who uses a club as a weapon.
coimbra
columba
combats
combats
noun
Clipping of combat boots.
Clipping of combat trousers.
plural of combat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of combat
corumba
crabman
crambes
crambid
crambid
noun
Any member of the Crambidae, a family of grass moths.
cramble
cramble
noun
(usually in the plural) A branch that has been broken and blown onto the ground by the wind.
verb
To break apart.
To move unsteadily or with difficulty; to hobble.
To twist and wind irregularly.
crambly
crambos
crambus
cumbola
cumbria
cumbria
Proper noun
A county of Northern England bordering Lancashire, North Yorkshire, County Durham and Northumberland.
cwmbran
cwmbran
Proper noun
A Welsh town.
cymbalo
cymbalo
noun
(music) The dulcimer.
cymbals
cymbals
noun
plural of cymbal
cymbate
dcbname
diambic
diambic
adj
(poetry) Alternative form of diiambic
embacle
embrace
embrace
noun
(figuratively) An act of enfolding or including.
(figuratively) An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
(figuratively) Full acceptance (of something).
An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
verb
(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
(transitive, also figuratively) To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
(transitive, figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
(transitive, figuratively) To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
(transitive, figuratively) To submit to; to undergo.
(transitive, figuratively, obsolete) To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
(transitive, law, figuratively, obsolete) To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To fasten on, as armour.
embrica
gombach
hebamic
iambics
iambics
noun
plural of iambic
jacumba
lacombe
lamback
lambric
macaber
macaboy
macabre
macabre
adj
Ghastly, shocking, terrifying.
Obsessed with death or the gruesome.
Representing or personifying death.
macbeth
macbeth
Proper noun
A Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family, or its main character.
An 11th-century king of Scotland.
macumba
macumba
noun
A type of Afro-Brazilian folk religion combining elements of Roman Catholicism with traditional African religious beliefs and practices; or a specific cult or ceremony of such religion.
maibach
michabo
minicab
minicab
noun
(Britain) An unlicensed taxi.
(Britain, originally) A small car used as a taxi (rather than a traditional black cab).
verb
(intransitive) To drive a minicab.
mobcaps
mobcaps
noun
plural of mobcap
mobjack
sambuca
sambuca
noun
(music) An ancient form of triangular harp having a very sharp, shrill tone.
An Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice, traditionally served with 3 coffee beans that represent health, wealth and fortune (or past, present and future).
An ancient type of ship-borne siege engine.
scamble
scamble
verb
(intransitive) To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble; struggle for place or possession.
(intransitive) To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble.